Plea in Delhi HC challenges gender-specific eligibility for B.Sc (Hons) nursing course
New Delhi, Nov 27 - A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the existing rule that exclusively permits female candidates to apply for the B.Sc (Hons.) Nursing Course in nursing colleges run by All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
Amit Shah alleges deal between Congress and BRS
Hyderabad, Nov 27 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday alleged that there is a deal between the Congress and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana.
No disastrous calamity like 1979 in Lahaul after protecting forests: Locals
Shimla, Nov 27 - Lahaul-Spiti district, the cold desert of Himachal Pradesh, saw one of the devastating avalanches in 1979 that claimed more than 250 lost lives.
Indian envoy to US heckled outside NY gurdwara by Khalistani supporters, accuses him of killing Nijjar
New Delhi, Nov 27 - A group of Khalistani supporters heckled Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu outside a gurdwara in New York and accused him of killing Sikh hardliner Hardeep Singh Nijjar and also "plotted to murder" Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
No pollution renewal certificates in Bengal for vehicles with pending dues
Kolkata, Nov 27 - Personal or commercial vehicles in West Bengal will be denied fresh pollution renewal certificates if there are any pending dues concerning road tax or traffic penalty to the state government, transport officials said.
Assam’s historic Gurudwara observes Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary
Guwahati, Nov 27 - The historic Gurudwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib in Assam’s Dhubri district observed the 554th anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev's birth on Monday, officials said.
‘Aaj Tak Sahitya Jagriti Samman’ honours 9 writers, including Javed Akhtar with Lifetime Achievement
New Delhi, Nov 27 - To promote literature and Indian languages, India Today Group conferred 'Aaj Tak Sahitya Jagriti Samman' to nine authors. In a grand ceremony during Sahitya Aaj Tak, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conferred the award to a total of
Narrow escape for kids as nursery school building collapses few hours before classes begin in B’luru
Bengaluru, Nov 27 - A major tragedy was averted after the building of a nursery school run by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in Bengaluru, collapsed before classes began on Monday. As many as 90 children were enrolled in this English medium
India saw extreme weather disaster almost every day in first 9 months this year: CSE
New Delhi, Nov 29 - India has witnessed an extreme weather disaster almost every day of the first nine months of this year -- from heat and cold waves, cyclones and lightning to heavy rain, floods and landslides, the Centre for Science and
Rahul Gandhi will again contest Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad, says Tariq Anwar
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 29 - Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will again contest the Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad, AICC general secretary Tariq Anwar, who is in charge of Kerala, said on Wednesday.
Air quality still in ‘very poor’ levels, IMD predicts drizzle in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 29 - The air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the ‘very poor’ category on Wednesday morning with the overall AQI at 318, according to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research
Four of family hurt in Mumbai house crash, 11 rescued
Mumbai, Nov 29 - At least four persons of a family were injured in a house crash triggered by a gas cylinder explosion in Chembur, north-east Mumbai around dawn of Wednesday.
SC asks Centre to consider accommodating Manipur students in different varsities of country
New Delhi, Nov 28 - The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and Manipur government to look into a plea filed by a group of students, displaced due to ethnic strife in the north-eastern state, seeking accommodation in different Central universities in
CBI files closure report against ex-Union Minister Jayanthi Natarajan
New Delhi, Nov 29 - After six years of probe, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a closure report in a corruption case against former Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan over the diversion of forest land for a steel plant in
PM Modi speaks to rescued Uttarakhand tunnel workers
New Delhi, Nov 29 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the workers who were pulled out from Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel after a marathon rescue operation which lasted for 17 days and enquired about their health and well-being.
Atishi expresses displeasure over reports of contaminated water supply in Delhi, asks DJB CEO to take exemplary action against officials
New Delhi, Nov 27 - Water Minister Atishi on Monday expressed strong displeasure over the reports of contaminated water supply in some parts of the national Capital and wrote to Delhi Jal Board CEO demanding “immediate and exemplary action to ensure that no
17-year-old girl abducted & gang-raped by FB friend, two others in MP
Bhopal, Nov 27 - A 17-year-old girl was kidnapped and gang-raped by her Facebook friend and two others in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district, said police, adding that the three accused have been arrested.
Former bureaucrat and close aide of Odisha CM, VK Pandian joins BJD
Bhubaneswar, Nov 27 - Putting all speculation to rest, the chairman of 5T and Nabin Odisha, VK Pandian formally entered state politics after he joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the presence of party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during a
Killer leopard in UP finally trapped
Bahraich, Nov 27 - The Uttar Pradesh Forest Department successfully trapped a man-eater leopard that had killed five people and injured two children in separate attacks in the Bahraich forest division since August 5 this year
70 constables, one SHO face action for misconduct, laxity in duty in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur, Nov 27 - The Gorakhpur police has initiated disciplinary action against 70 constables from 29 police stations and a Station House Officer (SHO) in the district, an official said.